The D.O.C. - The Formula (Official Video)

The D.O.C. - The Formula (Video) from the album 'No One Can Do It Better' (1989)

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Lyrics:

[Verse 1: The D.O.C.]
High energy flowin' with the wisdom
Sense of a rich man, knowledge and the rhythm
This is what I'm using to come up with a style
So I'll interact altogether better with the crowd
Nervous for a second then the record starts spinnin'
And I fall into the state of mind of what I'd just created
Pump it like the Dr. D into the R.E. suckers ready to leap
Up on the tip when we made it
Creative so I'll never be regarded as a regular
More than just a little bit better than my competitor
You should never underestimate the fashion
I hold for the stage whether I'm coolin' or thrashin''
Clockin' the concoction created by me
When read you read E = the D.O. to the C
Knowledge and the talent that my mother had born to her
Equals an artist that won't be worn, what is that Dre?

[Dr. Dre]
It's the formula

[Verse 2: The D.O.C.]
It's like a message that only I could understand
But those who want to comprehend will again
Be in the midst of the brother
Unlike another in any way
Cause Dre don't play, say what the other say
Originality is a must whenever I bust
A funky composition, it's crush and I trust that you
Know it when you hear a funky record with potential
Me gettin' hype cause Dre rockin' the instrumental
Nothing like what you've heard before and more, never less
See I don't Fess, I mean I'm like fresh if not the freshest
When I'm expressin' my thoughts on
Vinyl, you can't help but listen up and get caught on
Hooked because I cook when I pick up a pen
And begin, in the end it's dope, that's cause I want to win
Knowledge and the talent that my mother had born to her
Equals the DOC, what is it Dre?

[Dr. Dre]
Yo, man, that's the formula

[Verse 3: The D.O.C.]
Keepin' it dope as long as I can like imagine
Makin' each record that I do better than the last one
Take a little time, choose the topic and drop it
Release it, the science of makin' dope beats with
Rhythmic American poetry
Shipped it to stations, now many people know of me
I'm the D. into the O. and the O. into the C. and the C. into the period
Suckers are fearin' this
When heard, the dope style calculated by the great wait
And take just a second to get caught up in my record
New but not a kid to be worn
If something gettin' torn up then I'm doin' the
Tearin', not bein' torn
Shapin' up to be one for the top vocalist lyricist
And when you hear of this
You shouldn't choke on this
Knowledge and the talent makes it valid
For me to get it patented
Dre, tellin' what I'm rappin'

[Dr. Dre]
The formula

[Verse 4: The D.O.C.]
In effect and I'm smooth, that's why I'm on the incline
Suckers frontin' for nothin' cause I'm goin' to get mine
It's in the cards and I think I might have read this
So don't lie and try to front like someone said this
Most who know thoughts served by the DOC see
That it's a mission impossible, tryin' to rock me
For an arena who'd ask me to perform for her
G.O. and easily I flow and ya know usin' the formula

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[MrBlklaw]

One of the hardest beats and most underrated songs ever.

[mattcole]

I bumped this in my 20's, still bumping in my 50's.

[paulwhbaek]

Seeing Dre n Eazy together made my day

[kg]

Dropped in 88 sounded like it came out in 95. Dude was ahead of his time

[lthebrew]

Had d.o.c. not lost his voice he would've been one of the all time greats on either coast! Classic album.

[ItsTheGordons]

If it weren't for the accident, The D.O.C. would be talked about as one of the GREATEST RAPPERS EVER!! Guaranteed... DUDE COMMANDED the mic... this is one of my favorite tracks of all time

[terrelladams]

32 years later and still fire who agree.

[PharaoahMonk]

Can we go back to those times? Those shirts, the hats, the jeans, the g funk beats. What a time to be alive

[lemondishonor]

D.O.C. literally broke down how to rap in this song. A masterpiece

[DiaAkin]

Keep in mind this dropped in 88! Dude's lyricism was ahead of it's time! He's going harder than a LOT of current artists over 30 years ago!

[Enscriptiv]

Brother influenced an entire generation.

[carignantr]

dre’s production is so clean for 80s sound it’s insane

[mistahmst]

Dre was so ahead of his time. This song came out in 1989 and it still sounds great.

[rayjackson]

That first line though...High energy, form with the wisdom, sense of a rich man, knowledge, and a rhythm.

[karlbackhouse]

There's alot of rappers today that will never match them flows, man's floating over the beat 🔥🔥

[marinevet]

This wasn't recommended, you searched for this masterpiece.

[rafprice]

His flow is timeless. That album was nothing but exercise for him. Im proud to be born in the 80's

[Ashton]

D.O.C is a genius. His lyrics and his delivery were unmatched he was the goat of his time until his accident

[watchteeman]

One of the greatest ‘what if’s’ in history

[patrick]

I'm 29 years old, from the west side of Chicago..of course I listen to the artists that are in my age generation but this old school rap have some of the coldest beats and straight up easy to relate to lyrics. GOD bless everyone older than me. Signed a 93 baby 😭